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titleResponsible Conduct of Research Requrement

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is a critical element in training for scholarship.  USF has information about RCR available online at:  www.grad.usf.edu/rcr.php  

Effective Spring 2013, the Office of Graduate Studies requires all new doctoral students to have basic RCR training by completing the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) module most relevant to the student's program of study. The CITI modules have been designed to introduce researchers to various elements of research conduct ranging from research misconduct to data management to mentoring.   As this is a minimum requirement, specific doctoral programs may require training that goes beyond the basic components introduced in this module. Graduate Programs that have received Office of Graduate Studies approval for rigorous RCR training consistent with disciplinary standards and practices may exempt their students from the CITI requirement.  Students must complete the module, or provide evidence of previous qualified RCR training to their Program Director and Office of Graduate Studies, in the first semester enrolled in a doctoral program.  Previous RCR training should have been completed within the past year.  Students will be unable to register for courses in a future semester until successful fulfillment of this RCR requirement.  Once the training is completed, the Registration hold will be lifted.

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titleDoctoral Minimum Hours

(Updated 12/21/2015 due to Accreditation Compliance)

The doctoral degree is earned on the basis of advancement to doctoral candidacy status and satisfactory completion of the dissertation. The minimum number of credit hours to earn the doctorate is 72, post-bachelors, including dissertation. The minimum number of credit hours required for each individual doctorate program is noted in the degree requirements section of the Graduate Catalog for that program listing. Some graduate programs may require more than 72 hours. Programs with formally approved concentrations must have core major requirements that all students must successfully complete.

Students must comply with general enrollment requirements and also institutional residency requirements. All doctoral students must have at least one gradable (A-F) graduate course taken at USF to satisfy the GPA minimum requirements. No undergraduate course may be used to satisfy the gradable minimal course requirement for the doctoral degree. Lower level undergraduate courses may not be used to satisfy doctoral degree program requirements, but may be taken to meet specific prerequisites. All graduate and undergraduate courses taken as a graduate student count in the overall GPA, whether or not they count toward the minimum hours for the degree.

Office of Graduate Studies note - Although the University requirement for a minimum of 90 hours post-baccalaureate was revised to the above, most doctoral programs still require 90 hours post-baccalaureate, unless they have revised their program and received approval from the University Graduate Council.  Refer to the individual Program listings in the Catalog for specific minimum hour requirements. 

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